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Arts and Culture pitches! (Apr 12)
Arts and Culture Pitches!
Pitches for your thought?
Hey everyone, Taylor here!
I hope you're all making sure to take care of yourselves during finals!
I just wanted to remind you all that on April 28 at 6 PM we will be The Gateways Annual General Meeting (AGM)! This will include everything from elections, changes in our bylaws, and awards, along with a chance to socialize! We hope to see everyone there!
For anyone looking to write an article, please reach out to Jin first ([email protected])! Iman and I will still be available for any other questions or concerns!
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And without further ado, the pitches!
Pitches for the Week:
Attend the 2022 CLC Kreisel Lecture with Cherie Dimaline!Cherie Dimaline is the author of young adult novel The Marrow Thieves. This talk will focus on the ways telling stories can help us deal with anxiety and explores ways to go about that.Tickets are pay-what-you-can, and the even will be happening on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the TIMMS CENTRE for the ARTS. Let us know if you’re planning to attend!
Interview someone involved with How to make something from nothing!Happening from April 21 to 23, How to make something from nothing is being out on by Good Women Dance Collective. Unlike their usual commissioned work, this event is a collaboration between multiple artists with autonomy over their work.Let us know if you’d like to interview one of the artists ahead of the event!
Check out the student-led Indigenous Language Club!This is a club on campus where students help each other learn Cree, Ojibwe, Anishinaabe and more. It is also supported by the First Peoples’ House and Supporting Indigenous Language Revitalization.Let us know if you’re interested in interviewing a facilitator at the club!
Check out Student Life During COVID!This is a free-to-download book featuring thirteen writers and artists that explores how individual students have experienced life during the pandemic. There are drawings, paintings, digital art, collages, poetry in several languages, and music.Let us know if you’re planning to check out the book ant write up on it!
Edmonton's Music and Speech Arts Festival is happening from April 19 to May 1!With a mix of in-person and virtual performances, this festival will showcase choirs, bands, orchestras, singers, pianists, guitarists, harpists, speech/acting students, and so much more! The festival includes professional adjudication, but audience members are welcome to attend.Tickets are free, so let us know if you’d like to speak to someone involved with the festival and/or attend one of the events.
Check out these great pitches!
Comic Stans: Love comics or graphic novels? This column is for you! Highlight your favourite comics and how they might include representation for women and LGBTQIA2S+ people!
The Hobby Hole: Tell us about any unique hobbies you have or give a fresh take on an old favourite. It could be a passion project or an activity you do when you want to lay back, unplug your brain, and watch the hours fly by.
Paddling up the Livestream: Wax lyrical about your favourite livestreams, put us onto some hidden-away gems, or give your hot-takes on livestream culture!
The First Time: Try something totally new and write about your experience. It could be a cuisine you’ve heard great things about, an unfamiliar type of music, or an activity you've never tried before. Tell us about it all from the POV of a complete novice.
Gateway to Gastronomy: Know any fun and easy to follow recipes? Share it in this recurring segment.
Exploring Edmonton: Do you know any cool places around Edmonton that people should visit? Write about them in this new series!
Brew Crew/Vino Bitches: A fun, short review of your favourite (or not-so-favourite) beers, wines, or other alcoholic beverages of choice.
Pot Thots: Write about your favourite strains, equipment, dispensaries, and more in our column on the world of legal weed.
Eating Edmonton: Write about your favourite (or not-so-favourite) local haunts in this miscellaneous foodie column. A great way to spotlight local restaurants in a time when they really need it!
DatApp: Have an app that’s been a gamechanger? Wax eloquently about it (or a few of your favourites) in this column.
Top 5: Top 5 streaming shows, places to cry in public, work-from-home tips...you name it, you can write a Top 5 on it!
Diss Track: Are there 3-4 songs that grind your gears in the worst way possible? Diss the crap out of them in this column.
Playlists: Have killer musical taste? Share it on The Gateway with a curated playlist.
Retro on Retro: Is some classic piece of media on your mind? Reflect on it with the distance of time in this column. Discuss the qualities, staying power, and impact of your favourite old movie, video game, album, book, play, or whatever else!
Double Take: Love spitting fire-hot takes on pop culture? You and a friend (or foe) can team up to write opposing takes on some piece of art/entertainment/media.
...AND MORE! We are always open to any pitches you might have for us!